With soy and lithium trade in the balance, Argentina’s Milei has a China conundrum

With soy and lithium trade in the balance, Argentina’s Milei has a China conundrum

BUENOS AIRES/BEIJING, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei has a China conundrum. The libertarian economist insulted communist-run China in a fiery campaign, but takes office on Sunday needing the country’s second-largest trade partner more than ever as a recession looms and foreign currency reserves run dry. Since he won the Nov. 19 election, … Read more

France on ‘high’ alert for bird flu after new cases detected

France on ‘high’ alert for bird flu after new cases detected

Ducks are seen inside a poultry farm in Castelnau-Tursan, France, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) – France raised the risk level of bird flu to ‘high’ from ‘moderate’ on Tuesday after new cases of the disease were detected, forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors to stem … Read more

Cuban family business produces flour from coconut and yucca as shortages fester

Cuban family business produces flour from coconut and yucca as shortages fester

[1/5]Entrepreneur Gabriel Perez, 38, poses for a photo as he checks slices of banana put to dry in his farmland in the rural outskirts of Havana, Cuba, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Acquire Licensing Rights HAVANA, Nov 28 (Reuters) – On a small farm outside Havana, a Cuban family-run business produces gluten-free flour from banana, … Read more

New Delhi plans to make rain to tackle ‘hazardous’ smog

New Delhi plans to make rain to tackle ‘hazardous’ smog

NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (Reuters) – New Delhi plans for the first time to make rain to try improve air quality in the city, which is the world’s most polluted capital and has been gripped by smog for a week. The city has already shut all schools, stopped construction activities, and said it will impose … Read more

Agrochemicals group Syngenta indicates $10 bln IPO likely next year

Agrochemicals group Syngenta indicates $10 bln IPO likely next year

A logo is seen at the headquarters of agricultural chemical maker Syngenta in Basel, Switzerland January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ZURICH, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta said on Thursday it was still planning to complete its $10 billion flotation, but indicated weak financial markets made it more likely … Read more

Australia’s Treasury Wine to rebuild China business after tariff review

Australia’s Treasury Wine to rebuild China business after tariff review

Bottles of Penfolds Grange, a Treasury Wine Estates brand, on sale at a wine shop in Sydney, Australia, August 4, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 23 (Reuters) – Australia’s Treasury Wine Estates (TWE.AX) said on Monday it is well placed to rebuild its business in China including re-building distribution for the Penfolds … Read more

Argentina votes in election under shadow of economic crisis

Argentina votes in election under shadow of economic crisis

Workers load ballot boxes and voting material into a truck, ahead of the presidential election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mariana Nedelcu/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BUENOS AIRES, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Argentines headed to the polls on Sunday to vote in a general election under the shadow of the South American country’s … Read more

Ukraine says it will sue Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over food import bans

Ukraine says it will sue Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over food import bans

KYIV, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Ukraine plans to sue Poland, Hungary and Slovakia in the World Trade Organization over bans on Ukrainian agricultural products, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. The appeal could be sent “in the near future”, a senior official said, and followed a decision by the three countries bordering Ukraine to ban imports … Read more

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grains

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grains

[1/2]A view of the cereal terminal with grain silo in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Anca Cernat/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights European Commission decides not to extend ban Five nations were allowed to ban sales of Ukraine grains BRUSSELS/WARSAW, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Poland, Slovakia and Hungary will impose their … Read more

France makes fresh bid to ban meat names for plant-based food

France makes fresh bid to ban meat names for plant-based food

Pieces of 3D printed plant-based vegan meat, produced by Israeli start-up Redefine Meat, are displayed at SIAL food and innovation exhibition in Villepinte, near Paris, France October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, Sept 4 (Reuters) – France unveiled on Monday revised proposals banning the use of meat names like “steak” and … Read more